Banks of the Ohio

I ASKED MY LOVE TO TAKE A WALK,

TO TAKE A WALK, JUST A LITTLE WALK,

DOWN BESIDE WHERE THE WATERS FLOW,

DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE old OHIO.

AND ONLY SAY THAT YOU`LL BE MINE

IN NO OTHER'S ARMS ENTWINE,

DOWN BESIDE WHERE THE WATERS FLOW,

DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE old old OHIO.

I HELD A KNIFE AGAINST HER BREAST

AS INO MY ARMS SHE PRESSED,

SHE CRIED, "OH, WAIT, DON`T MURDER ME,

I`M NOT PREPEARED FOR ETERNITY."

AND ONLY SAY THAT YOU`LL BE MINE

IN NO OTHER'S ARMS ENTWINE

DOWN BESIDE WHERE THE WATERS FLOW

DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE old OHIO

I STARTED HOME `TWIXT TWELVE AND ONE,

I CRIED, "MY GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE?

KILLED THE ONLY WOMAN I LOVED,

BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT BE MY BRIDE."

AND ONLY SAY THAT YOU`LL BE MINE

IN NO OTHER'S ARMS ENTWINE,

DOWN BESIDE WHERE THE WATERS FLOW,

DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE OHIO.